Happy Friday, Cypress! 🌲
Cypress mostly dodged Edouard, but just 100 miles east, parts of Southeast Texas saw nearly two feet of rain, major flooding and tens of thousands of power outages.
On the docket today: Harris County proposes tax rates Tuesday, Nordstrom Rack picked Dunham Pointe, and Grand Mason is bringing Costco and a retail mecca to 99.
Have a great weekend, Cypress!
Cheers! - Ashlyn 🌲💚
The Digest 🌲
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🏡 Homes of the Week:
New Month, new $25k price drops [See the home]
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What’s New In Cypress 🌲
Sweet Brothers Roofing comes to Cypress
Meet your neighbors, Sweet Brothers Roofing. Local, family-owned roofing contractor serving Cypress, TX. We know a good roofer is one of those things you don't think about until you need one, and with storm season underway, now's a good time to have one saved. [Learn More]
Four agencies just agreed to study Cypress Creek together
The week Edouard dumped rain on us, four local officials signed something that has been a long time coming.
On Monday, September 1, the Brookshire-Katy Drainage District, Harris County Precinct 3 and Precinct 4, and Waller County Precinct 4 signed a memorandum of understanding to work on drainage across county lines. The agreement is nonbinding and puts no money on the table, but it names four things the group intends to do: study how water moves through Cypress Creek between the counties, work on drainage and detention along Cane Island Branch, add gauges to the regional flood-warning system, and settle on common drainage standards as development keeps pushing west.
"Water doesn't care about boundaries," Waller County Precinct 4 Commissioner Justin Beckendorff said at the signing. "Most of the rain that falls in Waller County moves through Harris County before it ever reaches Katy." Read the coverage
Nordstrom Rack is coming to Dunham Pointe
We are getting a Nordstrom Rack! The company announced a 25,000-square-foot store at Dunham Pointe, at Highway 290 and Mason Road, opening in fall 2027. That is a long runway, and it says something about how Trademark Property Company is filling that center. "Nordstrom Rack is a seamless addition to the tenant mix we are curating for the property," said Daniel Goldware, the company's senior vice president of leasing. Read the announcement
Coming Up:
Friday - Saturday: CFISD Football
Cy-Fair FCU Stadium hosts Aldine Davis, CE King, and Ft. Bend Hightower this week. Get your tickets here.
Sunday: BYOB is back at Cinemark Theaters
That’s Bring-your-own-bucket, and it’s back this weekend at both of our Cinemark theaters (The CUT! next to LaViva Cantina and Cinemark off of 290). Learn More.
Sunday: Brunch at the Barn
The Barn at Frio Grill has dropped their September events list, and there’s live music, parties, and some great football specials. Learn More.
It’s Friday. Here are some suggestions:
It’s hot. The Indoor Playground here is great.
Go ahead and schedule your Sunday Reset w/ Merry Maids.
Mexican Food? You can’t beat the fajitas here
We love pretty much everything here
Saturday morning Coffee? We love this spot
In Case You Missed It 🌲
What happened last Friday on Sunlit Harbor
A woman was killed Friday morning in a shooting outside a home on the 7400 block of Sunlit Harbor Drive, here in Cypress. A man was critically injured. Harris County Sheriff's Office Sgt. Michael Ritchie said deputies were called just after 11 a.m. on Friday, August 28, and that investigators are treating it as a murder-suicide attempt. The couple has three children, who were at school at the time. Investigators haven't determined a reason. Learn More.
Huey Magoo's is coming to Barker Cypress
Chicken tender people, this one's for you. A permit filed with the state on August 28 shows Huey Magoo's building out a 2,444-square-foot space at 11430 Barker Cypress Road, in the Barker Cypress Retail Center. 34 seats, a full commercial kitchen, and a $350,000 build.
Community Updates
Taco Palenque is taking the old Panera on 290: The Laredo-founded Fresh Mex chain filed to renovate the former Panera Bread at 26003 Northwest Freeway, 4,000 square feet, a $550,000 build, with completion listed as October 1. It would be the fourth in the Houston area. Many Taco Palenque locations run 24 hours, though the company has not said whether this one will.
Culver's filed for Fry Road: State construction documents show a 4,393-square-foot ground-up restaurant with a drive-thru at 9265 Fry Road, a $1.85 million build. Construction starts September 21 and is scheduled to wrap June 25, 2027, so figure an opening sometime after that. It would be the first Culver's in Cypress proper. See the filing coverage
We have a new ‘Super Doctor’ in Cypress. Meet Dr. Nickolas Boutris, MD, board-certified orthopedic surgeon and Sports Medicine Specialist
